A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.
Jehovah, how are mine adversaries increased!
Many are they that rise up against me.
Many there are that say {Or, to}of my soul,
There is no {Or, salvation}help for him in God.
[Selah
But thou, O Jehovah, art a shield about me;
My glory and the lifter up of my head.
I cry unto Jehovah with my voice,
And he answereth me out of his holy hill. [Selah
I laid me down and slept;
I awaked; for Jehovah sustaineth me.
I will not be afraid of ten thousands of the people
That have set themselves against me round about.
Arise, O Jehovah; Save me, O my God:
For thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone;
Thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked.
{Or, Victory}Salvation belongeth unto Jehovah:
Thy blessing be upon thy people.
[Selah
Querverweise zu Psalm 3,2 Ps 3,2
All they that see me laugh me to scorn:They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
I cry unto Jehovah with my voice,And he answereth me out of his holy hill. [Selah
My tears have been my food day and night,While they {Hebrew: all the day.}continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
{Or, Victory}Salvation belongeth unto Jehovah:Thy blessing be upon thy people. [Selah
As with {Or, crushing}a sword in my bones, mine adversaries reproach me,While they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
O ye sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor?How long will ye love vanity, and seek after falsehood? [Selah
Saying, God hath forsaken him:Pursue and take him; for there is none to deliver.
{Or, Be ye angry}Stand in awe, and sin not:Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. [Selah
And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Begone, begone, thou man of blood, and base fellow:
God {Or, cometh ( and similarly to the end of verse 15)}came from Teman,And the Holy One from mount Paran. [Selah.His glory covered the heavens,And the earth was full of his praise.
Jehovah hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and Jehovah hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son; and, behold, thou art taken in thine own mischief, because thou art a man of blood.
Thy bow was made quite bare; {Or, Sworn were the chastisements (Hebrew: rods) of thy word}The oaths to the tribes were a sure word. [Selah.Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
He saved others; {Or, can he not save himself?}himself he cannot save. He is the King of Israel; let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe on him.
Thou {Or, art come}wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, {Or, For salvation (or, victory) with thine anointed}For the salvation of thine anointed; {Or, Thou didst smite off the head from the house &c.}Thou {Or, hast wounded}woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked man,Laying bare the foundation even unto the neck. [Selah.
He trusteth on God; let him deliver him now, if he desireth him: for he said, I am the Son of God.